Climbing Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulcy022&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Climbing class which has abundant, medium red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulcy022’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2003 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulcy022’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant medium red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance;

4. Reduced apical dominance in flowering habit. The new variety consistently produces flowers evenly from the lower branches to the top of the plant.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulcy022’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2003 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulcy022’ was selected in the spring of 2004 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulcy022’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2004. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulcy022’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulcy022’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are flowers at various stages of development, flower in parts, leaves, and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulcy022’, as observed in its growth in in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 3 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulcy019’, U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 13/317,259, are compared to ‘Poulcy022’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulcy022’ ‘Poulcy019’ Petal Count On average, flowers have 20 On average, flowers have petals total, 3 of which are 25 petals total, 0 to 3 of petaloids. which are petaloids. Flower Diameter 55 mm. 55 mm. General Tonality Red Group 44B. Red Group 46A. of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 30 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 13 mm. Bud form:             Lanceolate. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group             45A. Sepal inner surface: Color: Green Group 138B with             Orange-Red Group 173A. Surface: Smooth with strong             pubescence. Sepal outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A with Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Texture: Smooth. Sepal             Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle.             Sepal Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on             three of the five sepals. Sepal size: 23 mm long by 8 mm             wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height by 8             mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Anthocyanic             pigments the color of Greyed-Purple Group 183A observed.             Shape: Elliptical. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth with stipitate             glands. Length: 25 to 45 mm. Diameter: 2 to 3 mm on average.             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with moderate anthocyanic             pigments the color of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Strength:             Strong. Peduncle: Surface: Somewhat rough with small             prickles. Length: 3to 20 cm. Diameter: 3 mm. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             25 to 35 flower buds per flowering branch, in panicle form.             Reduced apical dominance in flower habit causes flower buds             develop evenly from the base of the plant to the upper             branches.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light floral. Duration: The blooms             have a duration on the plant of approximately 10 days.             Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully             matured. Size: Flower diameter is 55 mm when open. Flower             depth is 23 mm. Flower shape: General shape is an open cup             with petals that curve out from the center. Shape of flower,             side view: Upon opening the upper portion is flat, and the             lower portion is flat.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 20 petals             total, about 3 of which are petaloids.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 44B.             There are no changes in tonality as the flower ages.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer and inner petals Upper             surface: Red Group 44A. Lower surface: Red Group 47B. Basal             petal spots, upon opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 5A.             Lower surface: Yellow Group 5A. After opening, inner and             outer petals Upper surface: Red Group 44A. Lower surface:             Red Group 47B. Basal petal spots, upon opening: Upper             surface: Yellow Group 5A. Lower surface: Yellow Group 5A.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Flat. Margin: Entire and uniform with             an occasional cleft. No undulations of margin observed.             Shape: Generally narrow elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base             shape: Acute. Size: 27 mm (1)×25 mm (w). Texture: Smooth.             Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 20 mm (1) by 10 mm (w). Quantity: About 3.             Shape: Assymetric. The base is acute and the apex is             rounded. Color: Upper surface: Red Group 44A. Lower surface:             Red Group 47B. Basal petaloid spots: Upper surface: Yellow             Group 5A. Lower surface: Yellow Group 5A.         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 2             mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 21B. Quantity: 70             on average. Filaments: Color: Orange-Red Group N34A. Length:             5 mm. Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 40 on average.             Stigmas: Color: Yellow-White Group 158A. Styles: Color:             Red-Purple Group 61B. Location of stigmas: Inferior in             location relative to the length of the filaments and the             height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Arching habit. Plants are 100 cm in height,             and 100 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Length: On average,             canes are 60 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 7 mm. Internodes: On mature canes, there             is an average distance of 30 mm between nodes. Surface             Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Rough with moderate             amount of small prickles.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 9 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 6 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 183C. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Orange Group 165A.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 150 mm (1)×70 (w). Quantity: 3             leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to             the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Anthocyanin: Generallized throughout the leaflet,             Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Color of mature foliage: Upper             side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green             Group 147B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 23 mm in length.             Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad             based with outward extending apecies. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             30 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 146A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 1             Observations: Few small prickles observed. Rachis: Length:             55 mm Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower             surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 1 Observations: Few small             prickles observed. Leaflet: Quantity: Normal number of             leaflets leaves in middle of the stem is 7 leaflets.             Margins: Serrated. Size: Average size of the terminal             leaflet on normal leaves is 35 mm in length by 22 mm wide.             Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex: Mucronate.             Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd             pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Very glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and             downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal             growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Climbing rose class named ‘Poulcy022’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant medium red flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 